For American–Australian basketball player Donovan James Mitchell, see D. J. Mitchell (basketball).
Donovan Mitchell
Mitchell with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2023
No. 45 – Cleveland Cavaliers
Position
Shooting guard / point guard
League
NBA
Personal information
Born
(1996-09-07) September 7, 1996 (age 27) Elmsford, New York, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight
215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school
Canterbury School (New Milford, Connecticut)
Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, New Hampshire)
College
Louisville (2015–2017)
NBA draft
2017: 1st round, 13th overall pick
Selected by the Denver Nuggets
Playing career
2017–present
Career history
2017–2022
Utah Jazz
2022–present
Cleveland Cavaliers
2024
→Cleveland Charge
Career highlights and awards
5× NBA All-Star (2020–2024)
All-NBA Second Team (2023)
NBA All-Rookie First Team (2018)
NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion (2018)
First-team All-ACC (2017)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Donovan Mitchell Jr. (born September 7, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "Spida",[1] he was drafted in the first round of the 2017 NBA draft and acquired by the Utah Jazz, whom he played for from 2017 to 2022. He is a five-time NBA All-Star.
Mitchell played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals, earning first-team all-conference honors in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in 2017. As a rookie with the Utah Jazz, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team and won the Slam Dunk Contest in 2018. He was traded from the Jazz to the Cavaliers in 2022.
^Dierberger, Tom (September 2022). "Warriors, Kings among under-the-radar winners in 'Spida' trade". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on December 1, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
DonovanMitchell Jr. (born September 7, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association...
as head coach in June 2014. With the development of Rudy Gobert and DonovanMitchell into All-Stars, the Jazz launched themselves back into title contention...
playoffs was 1999. This was the 151st game 7 in NBA playoffs history. DonovanMitchell scored 52.1% of the Cavaliers' points in game 6, the most by a player...
points in a playoff game, joining Michael Jordan (twice), Elgin Baylor, DonovanMitchell, Charles Barkley, and Wilt Chamberlain. Devin Booker became the third...
the virus. After teammates of Gobert's on the Utah Jazz, including DonovanMitchell, also tested positive, the NBA postponed the 2019–20 season until its...
winning the first meeting. Scoring just two points in the first half, DonovanMitchell erupted in the second half with 30 points, leading the Jazz to a game...
Three-Time All-Star DonovanMitchell". NBA.com. Retrieved 3 September 2022. "Cleveland Cavaliers acquire Utah Jazz star DonovanMitchell in blockbuster trade"...
the Miami Heat swept a playoff series for the first time since 2014. DonovanMitchell and Jamal Murray joined Michael Jordan and Allen Iverson as the only...
29, 2021. "DonovanMitchell, Jamal Murray drop opposing 50s in duel for record books". www.nba.com. Retrieved March 29, 2021. "Mitchell's 51 upstage Murray's...
flagrant 2 foul and ejected for punching Cleveland Cavaliers player DonovanMitchell in the groin. The next day, the NBA suspended Brooks for one game without...
appearances of basketball players Reggie Jackson, Karl-Anthony Towns and DonovanMitchell. The film follows a sports agent who must pull off a plan in 72 hours...